Delay Settings - Harman Kardon AVR 235 Owner's Manual

System Configuration
The factory default setting is to have the sub-
woofer turned off for this mode, but you may
change that setting by following these steps:
1. Press the Speaker Button 6b.
2. Press the Set Button F@ to activate the
configuration menu.
Buttons D on the remote
3. Press the
⁄ /
¤
Buttons 7 on the front panel to
or the
/
‹ ›
select the desired option.
SUB NONE
the feed to the subwoofer, while
SUB
turns it on.
<L+R>
4. When the desired setting has been entered,
press the Set Button F@ to return to nor-
mal operation.
Stereo-Digital Mode
When the Stereo-Direct (Bypass) mode is in use
a full range signal is always sent to the front
left/right speakers. By its nature, that option
does not pass the signal through the AVR's digi-
tal signal processing, creating the requirement
for full-range speakers. If your front speakers are
bandwidth limited, "satellite"speakers, we rec-
ommend that you do NOT use the Bypass mode,
but rather use the
DSP SURROUND OFF
mode for stereo listening.
To listen to programs in the two-channel stereo
mode while taking advantage of the bass man-
agement system, press the Stereo Mode
Selector S until
SURROUND OFF
appears in the Main Information Display ˜
and the DSP and Surround
SURR. OFF
Mode Indicators ( both light up. When only
the Surround Mode
SURR. OFF
Indicators ( is lit you are in the Stereo-Direct
(Bypass) mode.
When this mode is in use, the front left/right
speakers and subwoofer may be configured to
meet the requirements of your specific speakers
using the steps shown in the Speaker Setup sec-
tion on page 17.

Delay Settings

Due the different distances between the listen-
ing position for the front channel speakers and
the surround speakers, the amount of time it
takes for sound to reach your ears from the front
or surround speakers is different. You may com-
pensate for this difference through the use of
the delay settings to adjust the timing for the
specific speaker placement and acoustic condi-
tions in your listening room or home theater.
To re-synchronize the front, center and surround
channels at first measure and note the distance
from the listening/viewing position to the front,
center, surround and surround back (if any)
speakers in meters.
22 SYSTEM CONFIGURATION
In addition to adjusting the delay time for each
individual speaker position, the AVR is among
the few A/V receivers that allows you to adjust
the delay for the combined output of all speak-
ers as a group. This feature is called A/V Sync
Delay; it allows you to compensate for delays to
the video image that may be caused by the pro-
cessing in products such as digital video dis-
plays, video scalers, digital cable or satellite sys-
tems, or personal video recorders. With proper
turns off
adjustment of the setting for A/V Sync Delay, you
can eliminate the loss of lip sync that may be
caused by digital video applications.
The Delay setting for all speakers configured for
your system will be available only (with 5.1 or
with 6.1/7.1 configuration) when any Dolby sur-
round mode is selected (except Dolby-3-Stereo).
In addition they are selectable with these modes
only, with all other modes the delay times are
fixed.
Note that the Delay settings are "Global" for all
inputs, using those Dolby modes, and need not
to be repeated with any input.
To start with the delay settings at first select any
input associated with such a Dolby mode. Next,
continue within the
MASTER MENU
1). If the system is not already at that point,
press the OSD button L to bring up the mas-
ter menu. Press the
¤
or until the on-screen
DELAY ADJUST
F to call up the menu.
* D E L A Y
F L : 1 2 f t
C E N : 1 2 f t
F R : 1 2 f t
S R : 1 0 F t
U N I T : F E E T
A / V S Y N C
B A C K T O M A S T E R
Figure 8
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Next move the cursor to the
select the unit for distances you prefer to enter,
feet or meter. Then move the
line where the first adjustment is made.
F L
Buttons Ea until the
Now press the
‹ / ›
distance from the front left speaker to the pre-
ferred listening position is entered. Next press
Button D once to move to the next
the
¤
line.
©
Now the cursor will be at the
that the delay for the center speaker may be set.
Buttons Ea until the dis-
Press the
‹ / ›
tance from the main listening position to the
center speaker is entered. Repeat the procedure
for all active speaker positions by pressing the
Button D again and use the
¤
Buttons Ea to change the setting.
Remember that this last adjustment will only be
needed when you have surround back speakers
installed and Dolby Digital chosen as the sur-
round mode.
When the delay time for all speaker positions
has been set you may return to the master menu
by pressing the
until the © cursor is pointing to
MASTER MENU
Button F. However, if you have a digital
video source or a digital video display that caus-
es lack of lip sync you may use the A/V Sync
adjust feature to delay the audio signal as it is
sent to all channels (as opposed to the individ-
ual settings) so that the picture and sound are
brought back together. We recommend that this
adjustment be made using the direct access con-
trols on the remote, as shown below. That
enables you to see the image while making the
adjustment; however, you may also adjust it here
using the menu system.
To adjust the A/V Sync delay, press the
Navigation Button D so that the © cursor
is pointing to the A/V Sync Delay line on the
menu and then press the
Button Ea to delay the sound sufficiently
so that it matches the on-screen video.
(Figure
The delay settings may be adjusted at any time
using the remote control and while viewing an
on-screen image by pressing the Delay Select
Button D three times
Button Z. The A/V Sync Delay setting is first,
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cursor is pointing at the
and it may be adjusted by pressing the Set
Button F within five seconds of when the
line. Press the Set Button
A/V SYNC DELAY
the on-screen display and the Lower Display
Line ˜. Then, press the
A D J U S T *
Button Ea to enter the desired delay set-
S B R : 1 0 f t
ting that brings the video and sound back in
S B L : 1 0 f t
sync. Press the Set Button F again to enter
S L : 1 0 f t
S U B : 1 0 f t
the setting.
M E T E R
D E L A Y : 0 m S
Note that the A/V Sync delay setting is unique to
M E N U each video input source, so you may enter a dif-
ferent setting to compensate for the differences
between any product attached to the Video 1, 2,
3 or 4 inputs.
line and
UNIT
To change one of the individual speaker posi-
tions directly, press the Delay Select Button
©
cursor to the
Z, followed by the
Button D to select the desired position as
that name appears in the on-screen display and
the Lower Display Line ˜. When the name
of the speaker position to be adjusted appears
press the Set Button F within five seconds.
Press the
line so
CEN enter the desired delay setting for that speaker
and then press the Set Button F to enter the
setting. The
may be used to select another position, or you
may simply wait five seconds for the system to
time out and return to normal operation.
‹ / ›
Navigation Button D
⁄ / ¤
BACK T O
and then pressing the Set
⁄ / ¤
Navigation
‹ / ›
message appears in
Navigation
‹ / ›
Navigation
⁄ / ¤
Navigation Button Ea to
‹ / ›
Navigation Button D
⁄ / ¤